A 14-year-old Springfield boy was arrested Friday morning after he threw railroad spikes from a railroad overpass onto Interstate 55, causing damage to five vehicles, Illinois State Police said.

A state police trooper responding to the call around 7 a.m. saw the teen, who was throwing the spikes onto the northbound lanes of I-55 near the Sangamon Avenue exit. Police said the teen ran away when the officer approached. The trooper chased the boy to his home, where he was arrested.

No injuries were reported from the vehicles hitting the spikes.

The teen, whose name wasn't released, could be charged with criminal damage to property, vehicular endangerment and depositing injurious materials on a roadway.